< July 2010 >

The Coalition meets the second Tuesday of every other month starting in March at 7 PM at the American Red Cross, 701 Centre Avenue, Reading, PA.

For more information, contact Jay Paris, 610-670-0149, or Luis Torres, 610-775-3355; 1-800-DONORS-1.

Check out the Berks Coalition website.

The Central PA Coalition meets Occurs the second Tuesday of every month from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM.

For more info, check out the Coailition's page here.

Liaisons meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of every month at the Gift of Life Donor Program office. The group's active committees schedule additional meetings to plan events and promotions.

For more information, visit the group's webpage here.

Hearts of Gold meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month at the Gift of Life Donor Program office.

For more information about Hearts of Gold, visit the group's webpage here.

Join us for the 3rd Team Philly meeting as we prepare for the U.S. Transplant Games in Madison, WI. Uniforms will be handed out at this meeting.

Camp Jeremy is a five-day, fun-filled camp for kids who have received a transplant. Campers get to participate in archery, bowling, swimming, horse shoe throwing, arts and crafts and much more. New this year: thanks to a generous grant awarded by the Hearts and Smiles Foundation, campers will be able to bring a sibling to accompany them.

The Southern NJ Coalition meets on the second Tuesday of every other month.

For more information, check out the Coalition's webpage here.

Multicultural Affairs Committee meets at 6:30 PM at Gift of Life Donor Program, 401 North 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123. For more information, please call 1-800-DONORS-1 ext. 1172.

For more information, visit the committee's webpage here.

This is a one day, highly interactive program that focuses on the role of critical care staff in utilizing and sharing best-demonstrated practices for referring potential organ donors to the organ procurement organization, providing support for families of potential organ donors, and maximizing clinical donor management.

Attendees will be given focused information to allow him or her to become a Donation Champion, one who role-models and shares key information to assist colleagues in carrying out these best practices in real time.

• This program has been approved by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) for 6.5 Contact Hours, Synergy CERP Category B, File number 00015877.
• This program has been approved for a maximum of 6.5 contact hours Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) credit by the American Association for Respiratory Care, 9425 N. MacArthur Blvd. Suite 100 Irving TX 75063, Course #202092005.

Who Should Attend? ICU and ER Nurses, Nurse Leaders, Respiratory Therapists, and Anyone Who May Care for a Potential Organ Donor

Advance registration is required to attend this event!

Registration has been closed for this session!

The South Central PA Coalition meets at 7 p.m. on fourth Monday of each month, except for January, August and November.

For more info, check out the Coailition's page here.

The Cape Atlantic Support Group meets the fourth Wednesday of each month at 4:30 pm.

For more information, visit the group's webpage here.

The 2010 U.S. Transplant Games takes place July 30-August 4 in Madison, Wisconsin. For more information about Team Philadelphia and participating in the Games, go to the Team webpage here.